{"id":18209,"date":"2020-09-14T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=18209"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:12:37","slug":"clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Clean and Simple cards &#8211; CAS made easy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello everyone,<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_jVM1fEuBCY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ishani<\/a>\u00a0here, do you love clean and simple cards? or do they intimidate you? I have\u00a0a video tutorial where I am showcasing <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-rain-or-shine-ctps23?search=rain%20or%20shine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rain or shine stamp set<\/a> and talking about rules that I follow to keep my cards CAS. Also, did you check the September moth challenge? Dont forget to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-monthly-craft-challenge-sep2020\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">our challenge <\/a> and win some amazing gift prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-monthly-craft-challenge-sep2020\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/21-Sept-2020-Feminine-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4041a17345\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4041a17345\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy\/#these-are-some-rules-that-i-follow-for-keeping-my-cards-clean-and-simple-and-have-covered-in-the-video-while-making-these-cards-and-also-used-some-cool-techniques\" >These are some rules that I follow for keeping my cards Clean and Simple and have covered in the video while making these cards and also used some cool techniques.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy\/#clean-and-simple-card-%e2%80%93-on-one-corner\" >Clean and simple card &#8211; on  One corner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy\/#clean-and-simple-card-%e2%80%93-one-focal-point\" >Clean and simple card  &#8211; One focal point<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/clean-and-simple-cards-made-easy\/#clean-and-simple-card%e2%80%93-on-the-edge\" >Clean and simple card&#8211; On the edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"these-are-some-rules-that-i-follow-for-keeping-my-cards-clean-and-simple-and-have-covered-in-the-video-while-making-these-cards-and-also-used-some-cool-techniques\"><\/span>These are some rules that I follow for keeping my cards Clean and Simple and have covered in the video while making these cards and also used some cool techniques.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/all-3-tog-768x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18210\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/all-3-tog-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/all-3-tog-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/all-3-tog.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"clean-and-simple-card-%e2%80%93-on-one-corner\"><\/span><strong>Clean and simple card &#8211; on  One corner<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/in-umberella2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18214\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> first card <\/strong>focuses on the design at any of the one corners. Using techniques like Paper piecing and alcohol ink background for which I have used Dual texture cardstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/in-umberella1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18213\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Products used<\/strong><br>Stamp set &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-rain-or-shine-ctps23?search=rain%20or%20shine\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rain or shine<\/a><br>Cardstocks &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canson Montval watercolor paper<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-damask-basics-ctcs10\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dual texture white paper<\/a><br>Ink &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/jet-black-archival-ink-pad-aip-31468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archival &#8211; Jet black<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=alcohol%20inks\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alcohol inks<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Brush pens<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-scrapbook-paper-pack-superkids-6x6-ctppsk06\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super kids pattern paper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"clean-and-simple-card-%e2%80%93-one-focal-point\"><\/span><br><strong><strong>Clean and simple card<\/strong>  &#8211; One focal point<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/puddles1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18218\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> second card  <\/strong>is based on putting all elements together at the focal point.  I have done ink blending for which I have used Dual texture cardstock and water stamping. Also, creating little elements with your hand can bring in great interest to the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/puddles2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18219\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Products used<\/strong><br>Stamp set &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-rain-or-shine-ctps23?search=rain%20or%20shine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rain or shine<\/a><br>Cardstocks &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canson Montval watercolor paper<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-damask-basics-ctcs10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dual texture white paper<\/a><br>Ink &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/jet-black-archival-ink-pad-aip-31468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archival &#8211; Jet black<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-stencil-masks-circles-masking-stencils-set-of-6-stencils-ctps149\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masking stencil &#8211; circle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=distress%20oxide\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Distress oxide inks<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-ink-blending-brushes-pack-of-3-brushes-ctbb3x4\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ink blending brushes<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Brush pens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"clean-and-simple-card%e2%80%93-on-the-edge\"><\/span><strong><strong>Clean and simple card<\/strong>&#8211; On the edge<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sorry2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18220\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My <strong>last card<\/strong> is follows the principle of Rule of thirds and uses only one third of the area for the design. Simple White heat embossing on colored cardstock, creates a beautiful contrast and keeping things on one side, makes the card beautifully Clean and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sorry1-768x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18221\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sorry1-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sorry1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/sorry1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Products used<\/strong><br>Stamp set &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-rain-or-shine-ctps23?search=rain%20or%20shine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rain or shine<\/a><br>Cardstocks &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canson Montval watercolor paper<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-damask-basics-ctcs10\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky blue cardstock<\/a><br>Ink &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/jet-black-archival-ink-pad-aip-31468\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archival &#8211; Jet black<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-250-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-midhnight-black-ctc-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zig Brush pens<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/versamark-watermark-stamp-ink-pad-vm-001\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Versamark<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/hero-arts-embossing-powder-white-pw-pw110\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White embossing powder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you are inspired to try clean and simple cards, if you haven&#8217;t made any yet, using the points I shared in the video. CAS cards may take time in the head but are quick to make especially when you want to make multiples and want to keep the card simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch the detailed video on how I made this card by clicking below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"3 Clean and Simple cards - CAS made easy!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rODCJSlMtSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>For more inspirations don\u2019t forget to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/craftadda\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our channe<\/a>l<br>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/\">our blog for latest inspirations<\/a><br>Follow\u00a0<strong>HNDMD\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hndmd.in\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftadda\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><br>Follow\u00a0<strong>CrafTangles\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craftangles\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftangles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get in touch with me on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Quillish-1854341908184563\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/quill_ish?igshid=1rtgt88o0eubw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<br>Thank you for watching. &nbsp; Happy Crafting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to make Clean and simple cards? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1007,1],"tags":[64,3,4,23],"class_list":["post-18209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","category-inspirations","tag-cas-cards","tag-craftangles","tag-craftangles-stamps","tag-hndmd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18209"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139025,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18209\/revisions\/139025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}